firefighters responded from manassas, prince williams county and fairfaction county. they say high winds caused burning embers to jump from one house to the next. >> the guy that called it in, next door neighbor, said -- >> after several hours, firefighters were able to knock the flames down. when the smoke cleared, there was little left. >> there is nothing left. >> with dry conditions and heat, neighbors are staying on guard. >> just trying to figure out what to do next. >> three homes were destroyed, five others were damaged, including this house across the street. you can see the heat from the fire was so hot that it cracked and rippled the siding of this home. also, you can see here on the ground, residents tried to pull their water hose to knock down the flames themselves, but sadly, the fire was too big for them. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> d.c.'s school chancellor, michelle rhee, is still in limbo. rhee and gray metaphor more than an hour, and gray said they discussed the state of education in d.c. and not rhee's future. he said that will be discussed agai